MJ's Steakhouse

Once you navigate through the grandeur of the impressive Al Qasr hotel, MJ’s Steakhouse feels far more casual. The red and black New York-themed decor is inviting, and the open kitchen adds to the atmosphere. You’ll receive a warm welcome from the staff as well, who are also knowledgeable when it comes to the restaurant’s main draw – steaks. The choice is concise, with the main selection a range of 250g and 300g Angus and wagyu cuts. But if you’re feeling really hungry, then you can attempt to devour a terrifying 1kg Angus Porterhouse. You won’t be disappointed with the steaks, which are good quality and cooked well, although the limited choice of sides is a slight let-down. Desserts, though, are worth saving space for, especially the sinfully indulgent chocolate soufflé, which is big and rich enough to share.
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Kamal Mar 01, 2014 04:48 am

Would you go back to this restaurant? no

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The outside decor is pleasant, the menu is well written the plus side ends there. The service was rushed, maybe not enough staff. The starters were bland, and they delivered the wrong order. The steaks were very poor indeed, tough, difficult to cut and chew, and they arrived barely warm. We were given complimentary deserts, but they were too sweet and nothing special.
For the price you would get better value and flavor from a casual steak diner.

Kamal Mar 01, 2014 04:47 am

Would you go back to this restaurant? no

The outside decor is pleasant, the menu is well written the plus side ends there. The service was rushed, maybe not enough staff. The starters were bland, and they delivered the wrong order. The steaks were very poor indeed, tough, difficult to cut and chew, and they arrived barely warm. We were given complimentary deserts, but they were too sweet and nothing special.
For the price you would get better value and flavor from a casual steak diner.

Philip Oct 03, 2012 04:44 am

Would you go back to this restaurant? no

Best for: Family friendly

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The food was good but far from exceptional. We were a group of 6 people and most of us were pleased with our starters, beef tartar and beef carpaccio were the best. The steaks were good but not among the top in Dubai, Le Meridien by the Airport is still the best. One of us got a poor steak but the rest of us did not have any problem. The wine list is the main problem of MJ's. Poor selection, pricy and many wines not even suitable for steaks (far too light). They appear to assume that in Dubai nobody cares about the quality of the wine, just give them a name that Parker has recommended and charge them 8 times the price of the bottle. We tried 4 different types of wine, prices ranging from 400 to 1000 AED a bottle and none were good! Even the Rioja (Ondarre) was poor, a Rioja that doesn't even taste like a Rioja, light an modern fruits. Chateau Musar is a wine that is very good to steaks and would be a good choice if anybody could serve it.

Dr. Raji Mathew May 30, 2012 04:47 pm

Would you go back to this restaurant? yes

Best for: Romantic

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Yesterday was the last day of the Jumeirah restaurant week so last night I decided on making a dash to the MJ’s Steakhouse. The restaurant was half full at 10 pm on a midweek with a lively buzz. 2 types of bread served one of which was a flat cracker like Italian bread with herb which I was told by the waiter is called la buche. This went so well with the chimichurri sauce that another serving of the bread and sauce were brought in. To start, I had the braised beef short rib croquettes, served piping hot. Beef flank served medium rare came for the main dish as the wagyu beef cheek had run out. Happy to ask and get truffle mash potato instead of the regular sweet potato that was to go with the dish. The flank consisted of 3 pieces of thin cut meat doused in some very nice sauce making redundant the Dijon mustard sauce. Was recommended the sticky toffee pudding with honeycomb ice cream which was the least sweet dessert. Very nice.

The open kitchen meant you could see Chef Edwin at work preparing steaks at the grill. The waiters are knowledgeable about the food, don’t hover around you and are easily summoned. The décor when compared to some of the other steakhouses isn’t much to shout about but this is a place where clearly the food takes centrestage.

Ema Apr 03, 2011 03:16 pm

Amazingly good! We have enjoyed every single dish and especially the medium rare beef steak (I personally ordered the medallion trio)!! I think it has never tasted so good till there....although it wasn't our first time in this place.

Congrats to you all, guys. We had a lovely dinner and we were very well attended by everyone around us.